[Starlink] Starlink for Tonga?

[Mike Puchol]

The GSO satellite operators, due to the fact that they have been there for eons, plus they cannot move the satellites around, are at a disadvantage with NGSO operators such as Starlink, when it comes to using the same shared spectrum. The Ku band downlink spectrum Starlink uses is the same as your satellite TV, thus, if your Dishy was inline with a Starlink satellite and the line towards the GSO arc, the satellite would kill all satellite TV in your area.

The ITU in its article 22 specifies how NGSO operators must protect GSO operators, by not generating interference above certain power levels to or from the GSO arc. For Dishy, this means it cannot transmit anywhere between the GSO arc elevation and +18° (up), -18° (down).

In Barcelona, the GSO arc due South sits at around 43° in elevation, thus, my Dishy cannot transmit between 25° and 61° in elevation due South. However, the protection band begins around an azimuth of 120°, up to around 240°.

In the Equator, the GSO protection band starts due East, and goes all the way across the sky due West. It also takes out 37° of visible sky at zenith.

Hope this helps!

Best,

Mike
On Feb 8, 2022, 09:49 +0100, Daniel AJ Sokolov <daniel at sokolov.eu.org>, wrote:
> On 2022-02-08 at 01:47, Mike Puchol wrote:
> > the biggest impact on Fiji and Tonga is the GSO protection, which
> > takes out 36° of usable sky, all the way from East to West.
>
> Ho Mike,
>
> would you please be so kind to explain that a bit more?
>
> Thank you
> Daniel
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